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Achievement

Gesture of generosity – White River Christian Church
in Noblesville received some exciting news from Meijer. Its
food pantry was picked to be the recipient of the Simply
Give donation matching program for the Christmas season.
This program will run now to Jan. 5 at the Noblesville Meijer
only. Purchase a $10 Simply Give card(s) on display at all of
the checkouts and Meijer will match each donation.
Winners at the annual Enterprise awards were, from left, Chuck Goodrich of Gaylor, Inc., Business-person of the year; Shanon and Andy Gigante, Best
New Construction/Renovation for Harbour Trees Beach Club; Kyle and Lori Spencer of Spencer Farms, Best Small Business; and Mike Field of Field Rubber Products, Inc., Business of the Year. (Photo by Robert Herrington)

Businesses honored with Enterprise Awards
By Robert Herrington • robert@youarecurrent.com

The Noblesville Chamber of Commerce and city of Noblesville
celebrated the work of 12 businesses and leaders and honored
excellence during the annual Enterprise Awards on Nov. 15.
Proceeds from the event were donated to the Noblesville School
Education Foundation.
“I remember the first one and can’t believe it’s nine,” said Mayor John Ditslear. “For any city to thrive it has to have a strong
business community and strong school system.”
Nominees were accepted from the chamber and community
members. A selection committee then picked the finalists and
winners.
Business Person of the Year: Chuck Goodrich, Gaylor, Inc.
As leader of Gaylor’s Indianapolis operations, Chuck Goodrich
inspires a high-energy and high-performance atmosphere. He is
always sure to coach his team to execute every project in a way
that exceeds customer expectations and is consistent with the core
values of the organization. Goodrich was instrumental to bringing Gaylor to Noblesville, which now employees more than 500
people.
“I love this place, love the community, love the heart,” Goodrich told the audience after winning.
Best New Construction/Renovation: Harbour Trees Beach Club
Noblesville resident Andy Gigante had a vision and a dream to
bring a first class, resort style, recreational and dining facility to
the community and members of Harbour Trees County Club. He
took a chance on redeveloping a piece of land in North Harbour
subdivision with an old pool facility that sat vacant for 10 years,
turning it into the newly constructed Harbour Trees Beach Club,
which opened earlier this year. The amenities consist of a restaurant and bar, large heated pool, three tennis courts, fitness center,
hot tub, terraced deck and more.

Best Small Business: Spencer Farms
Spencer Farm began in 1982 as “Spencer’s You Pick. Kyle Spencer, his wife, Lori, and their family planted and harvested strawberries – lots of strawberries. In 1986, the company moved to its
current location Cherry Tree Road location to expand. Other crops
were soon added including red and black raspberries, blueberries,
chrysanthemums, pumpkins, asparagus and rhubarb. Additional
expansion allowed for pre-picked and you-pick fruits. Spencer Farm
also ships wholesale fruit to other locations in Central Indiana.
Business of the Year: Field Rubber Products, Inc.
Field Rubber Products is a three generation, family owned
and operated rubber and polyurethane products manufacturer
headquartered in Noblesville, Indiana. Founded in 1955, Field
Rubber Products specializes in short run, custom rubber and
polyurethane products for all industries. They produce everything
from very close tolerance aerospace parts to very simple vibration
pads. Field Rubber Products molds rubber parts using compression and transfer methods, cast and injection mold polyurethane
items, and cover rollers with rubber and polyurethane with highly
trained and experienced employees.

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Holly Jolly Jamboree – Mrs. Claus and
the Jolly Old Elf himself, Santa Claus, will be
available for pictures throughout the program from 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 16 at Cool
Creek Nature Center. Jingle John of
Silly Safaris will be presenting his Animals of the North Pole program which
will include several animals that like the
cold weather, including a Reindeer.

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Community meeting – Residents are invited to attend
the input session for the Brownfields Assessment project
from 6 to 7 p.m. today at Noblesville City Hall. At the session, project consultants will give a short presentation about
the project’s objectives, procedures, anticipated outcomes,
and timeline. Following the presentation, there will be time
for residents to ask questions and provide feedback. After
the input session, information about the project will be
posted at www.cityofnoblesville.org.
USGA coming to Noblesville – The 2014 USGA Women’s Mid-Am Championship will be played at Noblesville’s
Harbour Trees Golf Club on Sept. 6-11. The tournament will
feature 132 women amateur golfers. The Women’s Mid-Amateur is one of the USGA’s thirteen national championships
and was created to provide a national competitive arena for
women amateur golfers 25 and older. In 2013, Harbour Tree
will also host the Indiana State Women’s Amateur Championship, an event open to all ages.
Hope of the Broken World – Harbour Shores Church
looks at the story of Christmas and features new and traditional holiday songs in its upcoming concert at 10:30 a.m.
Sunday at 8011 E. 216st St., Cicero. Narrated by Noblesville
native Clayton Jennings, the program featured soloists include fellow Millers, Katheryn Carpenter, David Fowler and
Kerwin Kaufman. Admission is free.
Toy drive – Kid Again Children’s Resale and RDK Photography Studio are hosting an afternoon of holiday fun to benefit
the Cicero Fire Department King’s Treasure Toy Drive. Pictures
with Santa at RDK Photography Studio will be 1 to 4 p.m. Dec.
8. For more information, visit www.kidagainstore.com.
Kenley Column - The 2013 budget season is a about
to being. Budget committee member and chairman of the
Senate Appropriations Committee, State Sen. Luke Kenley
explains his top priorities to ensure that this will be Indiana's
fifth consecutive balanced budget.

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Feuding leaves gaps in family history
Commentary by Darla Kinney Scoles
Unfortunately, many once-close families lose
touch with extended members due to a feud between kith and kin. Gaps are created in the solidarity of the line when such things happen. Cousins
grow up never knowing one another. Gatherings
are marred by the absence of those who should be
there. Loved ones die never seeing a resolution to
long-term battles over insignificant events.
The repercussions of such situations can
extend for generations to come – all because
someone felt slighted or short-changed. In reality, the ones who suffer for all this animosity are
the ones who miss out on the connections that
are left hanging when one branch of the tree
cuts of another.
As the holidays approach, these sad scenarios
are even more highlighted as families gather, minus those who feel they cannot – or simply will
not – join in. So, with the end of the Mayan calendar approaching soon and all, why not choose
now as the time for healing a familial rift?
A simple Internet search for “mending a family dispute” brings many suggestions for the how
of ending an ongoing feudal dispute. Some of
the best advice comes from none other than Dr.

Phil, who offers the following:
• Choose to forgive. Holding onto a grudge will
only eat you up inside and cause huge family
rifts. The only thing worse than not speaking to a family member for three years is not
speaking to them for three years and one day.
• Sometimes relationships need a hero. That
means someone has to step up and be the
bigger person to close the gap. Someone
has to make the first move, the first compromise, to heal the relationship. Swallow
your pride and be that person.
• Think of how this feud is affecting the
rest of the family. Are there other family
members or children caught in the middle?
Think of the unnecessary stress you may be
putting on others.
I say, give the gift that matters most – peace
in the family. It is the gift that keeps on giving
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Derek, from left, Joe, Brian and Jo Ellen Arrowood. (Photo by Robert Herrington. For photos of the event, visit www.
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Lions Club honors Arrowood for service, dedication to city
By Robert Herrington â&#x20AC;˘ robert@youarecurrent.com
The Noblesville Lions Club recently honored
Joe Arrowood for his years of service with Noblesville Main Street and liaison with the club.Â The
event at the Noblesville Moose Lodge included a
â&#x20AC;&#x153;meet and greet,â&#x20AC;? dinner and â&#x20AC;&#x153;roastâ&#x20AC;? of Arrowood.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lions Club has been close to my heart
all of these years. My relationship with the Lions
Club goes way back â&#x20AC;&#x201C; when I started working
for the Boys & Girls Club,â&#x20AC;? said Arrowood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
been a pleasure being a servant to the city all
these years.â&#x20AC;?
Several local dignitaries attended and provided
proclamations and awards to Arrowood including State Senator Luke Kenley (on behalf of Gov.
Mitch Daniels), Noblesville Mayor John Ditslear

and Riverview Hospital President Pat Fox. At the
conclusion of the event, Arrowood was made an
honorary member of the Lions Club. Arrowoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
youngest son, Brian, described the life lessons he
observed from time around his father.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a leader, even if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a full understanding of a situation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; pretend you do,â&#x20AC;? he
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donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask for it, whine for it or beg for it â&#x20AC;Ś Dad,
youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve earned the respect of the community.â&#x20AC;?
Arrowood announced in August he would be
retiring from Main Street at the conclusion of
the year.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joe is Noblesville Main Street,â&#x20AC;? said Gail
Nowicki, the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s president. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Main
Street will go on but it will never ever be the
same without Joe.â&#x20AC;?

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Commentary by Rep. Kathy Richardson
Election Day brought many changes to Indiana, and many Hoosiers found themselves in
newly elected positions. The most notable additions are Indiana’s new governor, Mike Pence,
and the House of Representatives welcoming 24
new members, including 19 Republicans.
We are thrilled to have so many new colleagues
joining us at the Statehouse, and the influx of
new ideas will undoubtedly make this upcoming
session an excellent one. The House Republican
Caucus is now comprised of 69 members, resulting in a supermajority. Having a supermajority
guarantees a quorum on the House floor, meaning the legislative process would not be halted in
the case of a walkout by democrats.
Every representative was elected to make
Indiana an even better state and that starts on
day one for us. The day after the election, I
met many of our new members, and they all
expressed their strong desire to hit the ground
running.
At the beginning of the new legislative term,
the caucus chose to re-elect the leadership team
of Rep. Brian C. Bosma (R-Indianapolis) as
speaker, Rep. Bill Friend (R-Macy) as majority
floor leader, and I am honored to say I was reelected as caucus chair.

The duties of this role include the management of personnel, operation and organization
of the House majority caucus.
The House Republicans announced our agenda prior to the election so that voters knew our
legislative focus and priorities for the upcoming
session. The voters responded with resounding
support to our priorities of passing a balanced
budget, expanding education opportunities to
strengthen the Hoosier workforce, and continuing to look at creative and innovative ways to
make our state as the most conducive place to
start and grow a business.
Our goals are before our constituents as we
look for solutions to getting Hoosiers working
again. We will be steadfast in our resolve to accomplish our priorities and give all Hoosier the
tools to realize their American Dream. The top
priorities for every one of our 69 Republican
representatives is to continue to bring high
quality jobs to Indiana, fill those jobs with welltrained Hoosiers and make sure that every child
has a chance to gain a first-class education.
Kathy Richardson (R-Noblesville) is
the state representative for District
29. She can be reached at h29@
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Hamilton County farmer Rand Woodward,
featured in a May 2012 Current cover story, is
back in the tractor seat again â&#x20AC;&#x201C; harvesting his
crops â&#x20AC;&#x201C; following the worst drought year in
decades. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not complaining, though. According to Woodward, farmers in Hamilton,
Tipton and Madison counties benefitted from
late-season rains that literally saved the soybean
crop and in some cases, even the farm.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;That bean crop will save the day,â&#x20AC;? said
Woodward, adding that certainly farmers in
other areas were not so lucky. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This has been a
great year to learn to never give up.â&#x20AC;?
Counting this as his third major drought,
Woodward said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a farmer, you are already
somewhat prepared for weather extremes because it is always in the back of your mind.â&#x20AC;?
As Woodward moves at 5 mph cutting a
30-foot wide swath through a corn field, the
monitor on his tractor provides a constant yield
read-out, which bounces from 0 to 180 bushels
per acre. When the field is entirely harvested the
overall yield averages out to about 100 bushels
per acre â&#x20AC;&#x201C; half of the 220 it would be in a normal growing season. Weeds and insects were
more of an issue this year as well.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;A 300-acre field normally makes an easy
60,000 bushels of corn. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping to get half of
that,â&#x20AC;? said Woodward. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every time you go into
a corn field, you wish it was beans. But the corn

that is there looks good. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just less of it.â&#x20AC;?
The soybeans look good as well, and fortunately for Woodward Family Farms, more of their
fields were planted with beans this season rather
than in corn. That fact, along with crop insurance, decades of experience and knowledgeable
strategies will keep the farm going in spite of this
historically dry year. The widespread nature of
the drought actually benefits those hit as well, as
prices will not affect just one pocket of growers.
Woodward, who is a loyal Beckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hybrids customer, credits in part, improvements in seed technology with the yields he does see in bad weather
years. Companies like Beckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s have been hit as
well, but, like the farmer, prepare for such years.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like much of the Midwest, we were affected
by the drought,â&#x20AC;? said Scott Beck, vice president
of Beckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hybrids. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we were prepared for unfortunate weather and are confident that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be
able to supply our customers with seed, even our
most popular hybrids, for the upcoming year.â&#x20AC;?
Woodward expects to see the price of goods
rise, which will regulate demand and balance out
the market. If, however, a second drought situation should occur he sees a much bleaker picture.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Farmers have gotten so efficient,â&#x20AC;? declared
Woodward, â&#x20AC;&#x153;that we can overrun this country
with grain in a year if conditions are right. But
another year of crop failure could see us running
out of grain. Hopefully that will not happen.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Farmers always hope for the best, but prepare for the worst,â&#x20AC;?Woodward said.

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Jeff Bick makes his directorial debut in The
Belfry’s holiday show, ‘My Three Angels’
By Robert Herrington • robert@youarecurrent.com
Jeff Bick first began at The Belfry Theatre nine years ago when
his son was acting in the children’s performance of “Huck, Jr.”
“I was helping backstage,” he said. “I took over lighting and that
included a vocal aspect. Then I was cast in a show afterwards.”
The Belfry has been a whole family affair as Bick, his wife and
two children have all been involved in several shows. Bick has severed as a crew member, stage manager and was assistant director
to “Don’t Talk to the Actors” and “The Perfume Shop” last year.
He has also acted in “Born Yesterday,” “Fools” and Shakespeare in
the Park performances at Noblesville’s Seminary Park.
“It’s very welcoming here,” Bick said. “I was just involved with
the kids. I always thought theater was neat but it was something
my sisters did.”
Bick has now evolved from a parent in the audience to director.
His first show at the helm is the holiday comedy “My Three Angels.”
“I’m excited, concerned, there are days you are over the top and
there are days you say uh-oh,” he said. “I have a really good cast
and was able to talk a lot of really good people into helping me.”
“My Three Angels” is not your traditional holiday show. Bick
said the last time it was performed in Central Indiana was 15
years ago in Beech Grove.
“I saw some ad for it in Chicago,” he said. “People can have a
good laugh and enjoy it.”
After doing research on the film, Bick believed The Belfry
“could make this even funnier.”
This warm and witty comedy is set in turn of the 20th century
French Guiana. Despite the sweltering heat of the tropics, three
paroled convicts use any means necessary to ensure that one hapless family of colonist enjoys the Christmas holiday.
10 | November 27, 2012

“It’s more like ‘A Christmas Carol.’ Help comes in all kinds of
shapes and sizes. In the end, good triumphs over evil. Hope is the
most important thing. It’s the same thing here.”
“It really drives home the flavor of this time of year. I think
people will get that by the end of the show,” said Ryan Shelton,
who portrays Felix. “The convicts redeem the whole family. It’s a
great Christmas message conducted in a clever story. There’s not
much else like it.”
Shelton said being a show where the actor’s portray “real people” is a fun challenge.
“There’s funny stuff in the play but it’s earned,” he said.
Klingenmeier, who also acts at Carmel Community Players
and Spotlight Theater, admitted he didn’t read the script prior to
auditioning.
“When I was on stage with the other two angels, I felt some-

Meet Jeff Bick
Age: 50
Residence: Noblesville
◆ Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wis.
◆ Hobbies: Theater, reading and he used
to play a lot of volleyball and soccer
◆ Job: Attorney for American Family
Mutual Insurance Co.
Bick
◆ Favorite holiday play or movie: “White
Christmas” with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. “We looked
at doing it here but licensing rights only allow one or two in
certain areas.”
◆ Favorite theater memory: “Being stage manager of ‘The
Producers’ (at the Belfry). It was a huge show on a really
small stage and we sold out every night.”
◆
◆

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thing clicked. We played off each other,” he said. “It’s a light
comedy, a funny play. The background is all about Christmas, the
twist is the convicts are the good guys.”
Klingenmeier was not aware “My Three Angels” was Bick’s first
time directing.
“I’m surprised it’s his first play,” he said after being told the
news. “He’s done a marvelous job. He’s really able to express his
vision in a wonderful way to us.”
For those who know Bick, the job he has done is not surprising.
“I’ve been so impressed with him,” said Shelton, who also directs shows. “He’s someone you’d encourage anyone to audition
for. He’s in charge but he surrounds himself with good people.
It’s not just about him, he wants a good show.”
“He’s really an actor’s director. He’s very interested in character
development and works a lot with us in that,” said actor Gavin
Rulon. “I’ve known Jeff for awhile and always admired his take on
things. I knew it would be a fun experience to be in his first show.”
Rulon just finished being the lead in the last Belfry show,
“State of the Union.” Instead of taking a break, Rulon auditioned
and was cast as Alfred, one of the “angels.”
“He has a presence on stage, but not a lot of lines so it’s nice
actually,” he joked. “So many community theaters do very traditional shows this time of year. It’s kind of fun to be in a theater
doing something a little different.”
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Homegrown
businesses

It is our position that homegrown businesses are the best. There are few things that
exemplify living out the American dream
more than being a small business owner.
From an employee standpoint, small businesses can provide easier integration of family life and livelihood and are often more
understanding of employee’s personal and
professional needs. From a consumer’s point
of view, small businesses offer originality,
friendliness and a break from mass production. Unfortunately, the current economic
conditions and impending national changes
to the cost of providing health care benefits
to employees seems to be squeezing the life
out of small businesses.
Fortunately, organizations like the Entrepreneurship Advancement Center, whose
mission is supporting innovation and entrepreneurial thinking by providing programs
for high school students and supporting
early stage businesses on the north side of
Indianapolis, are making it easier for homegrown businesses to thrive. This year Lollies
Candy Shop, a provider of specialty locallymade candies and unique gifts, was named
the winner of the third annual Entrepreneurship Advancement Center’s Community Business Plan Competition. The shop
will be located in downtown Fishers. For
more information on the Entrepreneurship
Advancement Center, visit www.goentrepreneurs.org. This holiday season, include small
businesses on your shopping list.

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Don’t ‘toy’ with it,
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We have to want it

Commentary by Terry Anker

Most credit newsreel broadcaster, Westbrook Van Voorhis, in his series from the early
1930’s, “March of Time,” with first coining
the now clichéd expression that “time marches
on.” Regardless of attribution, it’s not like
the concept is a new one – indeed, time does
march on. The most distilled interpretation
might argue that while we can chose to stand
still, the world waits for no one. Deadlines
come and go. People age and opportunities
pass. All can and do occur without interaction
or intention from any of us.
So the question isn’t really whether we have
choices to make, it is more whether or not we
chose to make them. And then, isn’t the challenge whether this forced choice is one that
we embrace or one that is thrust upon us? For
me, it the quandary is summed up thusly: Is
the choice something that I have to do or is
it something that I want to do. It seems like a
minor, perhaps even inconsequential dissimi-

larity, but when approaching the challenge of
accomplishing a task doesn’t it make all the
difference?
Apply the concept to our daily routine.
Is it the issue that one is required to clean
their house or is that they seek to have a tidy
home? Is the matter that one has to do the
required reading or is it that they desire to
obtain knowledge? Is it that we have to do
the grunt work instead of taking the marquee role or is it that we’re eager to get the
hard work behind us so that we can move on
to higher reward functions. Do we have to
practice or do we want to improve our game?
Can we ever get to success without intention? Maybe in order to be the best, we have
to want it.
Terry Anker is an associate editor
of Current Publishing, LLC.
You may e-mail him at terry@
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"What occupies our mind sets
the emotional tone of our life,
out of which our actions flow"
- Dalllas Willard
Current in Noblesville

Many of us presumably recently have given
thanks for everything we have. And many of us
eagerly are anticipating the various coming holidays of the season. If giving truly is more rewarding than receiving, and we believe it is, then we’d
like to commend to your attention the needs
of the Noblesville Fire Dept. The public safety
crew would like your help. It is in the process
of taking donations for its annual food-and-toy
drive, which will benefit approximately 120 lessfortunate families in our city. Department personnel canned goods, non-perishable food items,
monetary donations and new, unwrapped toys
through Dec. 12. Donations may be dropped
off at any of the Noblesville Fire Stations or at
Noblesville City Hall. Deliveries to the families
will take place Dec. 15. Many businesses and
organizations are working hard on behalf of the
drive, among them Noblesville Marsh Supermarket, Noblesville Schools, Noblesville Chamber
of Commerce Young Professionals Group, the
Noblesville Mayor’s Ball Committee, Roudebush
Grading, Noblesville Elementary Football League
and the Noblesville All Pro Dad chapters. It all
combines to make an appropriate portrait of
“community” and selflessness in an effort to really
make a difference. For more information, please
call 776-6336 or visit www.cityofnoblesville.org.
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Attention, duffers and serious linksters: The
Noblesville Park Board is offering savings ranging from $25 to $100 on season passes for 2013
at Forest Park and Fox Prairie golf courses. The
chance for a discount ends Dec. 28. Passes are
valid from next March 15 through Nov. 30. The
courses are great community amenities, and the
board’s offer is a generous move. Whether for
yourself or a family member or friend, it could
be a wonderful stocking stuffer, too.
Brian Kelly, publisher, and
Steve Greenberg, general
manager, are co-owners
of Current Publishing,
LLC. Write them at info@
youarecurrent.com.

Our nation has all sorts of arcane,
nonsensical laws on the
books. Each week, we’ll
share one with you. In
Minnetonka Minnesota,
placing tacks on a
sidewalk is considered a
public nuisance.
Source: dumblaws.com

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All I want for Christmas
Commentary by Danielle Wilson

What do you get when you mix together
an attention-deficit disorder husband with a
penchant for impulse-buying, a four-pack of
pet-deprived children, and a worn-down moi? A
dog! A gosh-darn dog.
I swear I don’t know how it happened. I’ve
successfully resisted canine ownership now for
16-plus years. (As mentioned previously, I am
NOT a pet person, particularly dogs. My first
puppy, Muffin, ran away after three days, a
golden retriever mauled my younger sister when I
was eight, and another sister’s Doberman pincher
enjoyed shredding my personal undergarments
while I was growing up. Doo suggests counseling.) The lizards bought me some time, and when
Santa brought the cat I thought I was home free.
But no-ooooo! Adamant opposition on my part
could not withstand the brutal erosive forces of
my family’s perennial hopes of buying a dog. In
my defense, they caught me at a weak moment.
I’ve been leaning toward a puppy for a while
but had convinced Doo to wait until the spring.
The weather would be more conducive to potty
training and, frankly, it was still six months
away. Then holiday shopping snagged me with
her cold, gnarled hands. My girls are easy . . .
clothes, accessories, a chocolate fountain . . . but
what to get the boys? All they really want are
Xbox games and gift cards to buy Xbox games.

And I refuse to contribute to their “We’ll just
live in the basement of our parent’s house ‘til
we’re 50” dream.” When I asked if there was
anything else . . . anything . . . they both replied
with a resounding “A dog!” Well, poo.
Then I remembered how cute it was when the
kids awoke on December, 2009 to find an adorable little kitten under the tree. Maybe I could
actually do it! Thus, the crack in the dam. So I
casually mention this stupid idea to Doo, and literally the next thing I know, I’m being swept away
in a flood of lies and carefully orchestrated plans
for obtaining the dog. No joke, less than 24 hours
elapsed between my showing Doo an ad for Labrador retrievers and said Labrador retriever urinating
in my car on the way home from Lizton.
I’ve subjected myself and my house to one year
of puppy pee, puppy teething, and in general,
good-for-nothing puppy antics. Doggone it! Ah
well, I suppose it was inevitable. When you love
your family, sometimes you have to make sacrifices. Besides, they pretty much have to do whatever I say now because I’m the awesome, albeit
pet-traumatized, mom who finally got them a
dog. Peace out.

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Cody Fenimore, 12, of Sheridan who
won awards both for Best Performer 18
and Under in a Drama and Best Actor in
a Drama for his portrayal of a mentally
challenged youth in “The Diviners.”

Local theaters bring home 19 Encore Awards
By Robert Herrington
robert@youarecurrent.com
The annual Encore Awards gala, Indianapolis
metropolitan area community theater’s version
of Broadway’s Tony Awards, was a very good
night for Hamilton County community theaters as Carmel Community Players took home
15 trophies and The Belfry Theatre in Noblesville won four.
“This was a wonderful evening for us,” said
CCP president Rich Phipps. “We don’t do our
plays to win awards, but recognition like this
by our peers is validation that we are our living
up to our goal of providing exceptional entertainment up close at Clay Terrace.”
“The encore awards is a celebration of community theater,” said CCP Artistic Director
Lori Raffel, who received awards for Best
Sound Design of a Drama, Best Sound board
Operation of a Drama, and Best Light Board
Operator of a Drama. “That our peers recognized our efforts with so many awards is humbling, amazing, and very encouraging.”
“Company,” Stephen Sondheim’s musical
about relationships in the 1970s, was a favorite
of the judges, winning awards for Best Actress
in a Musical (Vickie Phipps), Best Major Supporting Actress in a Musical (Brenna Campbell), Best Male Singer (Mark Duray) and best
Musical Number (Side By Side). The show also
won a special judges award for its videotaped
simulated TV show used to introduce the show
and tell audiences to turn off their cell phones.
The award was accepted by Willie Wood who
had directed the show and designed its awardwinning introduction.
Another big winner for CCP was “Rebecca”
which, along with Raffel’s three trophies garwww.currentnoblesville.com

Jennifer Atkinson in "Hollywood Arms"
at The Belfry Theatre.
nered awards for Best Costume Design of a
Drama (Jeff Farley), Best Lighting Design of a
Drama (Bryan Fonseca) and Best Major Supporting Actor in a Drama (Earl Campbell).
Also taking home a trophy was Franklin College drama professor, Nick Crisafulli, who was
awarded Best Cameo in a Drama for “Six Degrees of Separation,” which he also directed.
The Belfry’s awards were split between two
shows – “12 Angry Men” and “Hollywood
Arms.” The courtroom drama saw Karla Ries
and Michael Ries win for Best Set Design of
a Drama. Russ Clinton won Best Minor Supporting Actor in a Drama. The personal details
of Carol Burnett’s upbringing and early career
are the basis for “Hollywood Arms,” which
garnered Best Minor Supporting Actress in a
Drama for Nichel Washington and Best Major
Supporting Actress in a Drama for Jennifer

• Best Sound Board Operator of a
Drama: Lori Raffel, Rebecca, Carmel
Community Players
• Best Lighting Design of a Drama: Bryan
Fonseca, Rebecca, Carmel Community
Players
• Best Light Board Operator of a
Drama: Lori Raffel, Rebecca, Carmel
Community Players
• Best Set Design of a Drama: Karla Ries
and Michael Ries, 12 Angry Men, The
Belfry
• Best Performer 18 and under in a PLAY:
Cody Fenimore, The Diviners, Carmel
Community Players
• Best Costume Design of a Drama: Jeff
Farley, Rebecca, Carmel Community
Players
• Best Minor Supporting Actor in a
Drama: Russ Clinton, 12 Angry Men,
The Belfry
• Best Minor Supporting Actress in a
Drama: Nichel Washington, Hollywood
Arms, The Belfry
• Best Major Supporting Actor in a
Drama: Earl Campbell, Rebecca, Carmel
Community Players
• Best Major Supporting Actress in a
Drama: Jennifer Nicholson, Hollywood
Arms, The Belfry
• Best Major Supporting Actress in a
Musical: Brenna Campbell, Company,
Carmel Community Players
• Best Actor in a Drama: Cody Fenimore,
The Diviners, Carmel Community
Players
• Best Actress in a Musical: Vickie Phipps,
Company, Carmel Community Players
• Best Male Singer: Mark Duray,
Company, Carmel Community Players
• Best Musical Number: “Side by Side”
Company, Carmel Community Players
• Best Director of a Drama: Danny Russel,
The Diviners, Carmel Community
Players
Nicholson.
Perhaps the biggest surprise winner of the
night was 12-year-old Cody Fenimore of Sheridan who won awards both for Best Performer
18 and Under in a Drama and Best Actor in
a Drama for his portrayal of a mentally challenged youth in “The Diviners.”
“You broke the audience’s heart every night,”
Director Danny Russel told Fenimore during
his emotional acceptance speech after being
named Best Director of a Drama for his work
in “The Diviners.” “If you are this good at 12, I
can’t wait to see you when you’re 18.”
For a complete list of Encore winners, visit
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Current in Noblesville

Carmel: Luminary Walk • Spend a relaxing
evening taking a walk through the winter wonderland at Monon Community Center’s Central
Park, 1235 Central Park Dr. East. From 6 to 9 p.m.,
Saturday, enjoy carolers and hot chocolate as you
take in the ambiance of more than 1,000 luminairies lighting the path through the wetlands,
floating over the lagoon, and spanning across the
boardwalk. For more information, call 573-5243
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Fishers: Victorian Family Holiday • From 2 to

4 p.m., Saturday, Historic Ambassador House &
Heritage Gardens, 10595 Eller Rd., will be “hosted”
by characters portraying the home’s most prominent residents, Ambassador Addison Harris and
his wife, India. They invite families to celebrate
the era with story time in the Peppermint Parlor,
traditional crafts for children to make and take,
games from the Gilded Age, Dickens Carolers and
characters to entertain, and a special visit from St.
Nick. For more information, call 845-4265 or visit
www.ambassadorhouse.org.

Noblesville: My Three Angels • This warm and
witty comedy is set in turn of the 20th century
French Guiana. Despite the sweltering heat of
the tropics, three paroled convicts use any means
necessary to ensure that one hapless family of
colonist enjoys the Christmas holiday. Shows are
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, call 773-1085 or visit www.
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Westfield: Westfield in Lights • The annual
program Friday at the Westfield Farmers Market
will include the city tree lighting at 7 p.m., and
activities from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., including a Santa
House with Mr. and Mrs. Claus, live nativity scene,
horse carriage rides, Girl Scouts Gingerbread
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merchant lights, a live reindeer and Winter Market. For more information, call 965-3334 or visit
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and Sunday
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a.m. on Main
Street led by the Zionsville High School Marching
Band. You can ride the antique trolley and stop
off at the library on Saturday for fun-filled holiday
crafts and storybook readings, make a stop at
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Event Calendar

Persian Carpet and Art of M
Farshchian on Persian Rug • Art
on a global scale came to Carmel. View works of art
by M Farshchian, an artist with a museum based in
Tehran, Iran. Soori Gallery • 33 East Main St. #100
and 200, Carmel • 1 to 5 p.m. or by appointment •
Tuesday through Friday • 843-2787

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Country Christmas •
Continue a family tradition and take your family for a hayride to the field
to choose and cut your own Christmas tree. You will
also find a wide selection of freshly cut trees, fresh
wreaths and garland at the greenhouse. Sip hot
cider and browse through our gift shop featuring
our custom made wreaths and other unique items •
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily • Stonycreek Farm, 11366 Ind.
38 East, Noblesville • 773-3344 • stonycreekfarm.net

wednesday

Wine Wednesday • Looking for a little pick me up
at the midweek point? Hearthstone Coffeehouse
& Pub offers up Wine Wednesday. The venue that
often hosts music and dishes out coffee and craft
beer puts its House Red and House White wines on
sale at $4 per glass. • Hearthstone Coffeehouse &
Pub • 8235 E. 116th St., Fishers • 436-7049
Butler Ballet’s The
Nutcracker • Twirl with
the snowflakes and waltz with the flowers while
waiting for the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and
the Nutcracker Prince. The show features Butler
University students and faculty members, children
from Indianapolis area dance community and the
Indianapolis Children’s Choir • 7:30 p.m.; 8 p.m.
Friday; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday •
$14-$28.50 • Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University, 4602 Sunset Ave.• ticketmaster.com

THURSDAY

Fishers Tree Lighting • Celebrate the official welcome of the holiday season by joining family and
friends as we light the holiday tree and decorations!
Enjoy a visit with Santa, caroling with Sister Cities’
Dickens Carolers, refreshments and other surprises
• 6:30 to 8 p.m. • Fishers Town Hall, 1 Municipal Dr. •
fisherschamber.com
A Christmas Carol sponsored by Community
Hospital Anderson • Visit the Madison Park Church
in Anderson for a live musical production of the
Christmas classic by cast, crew and orchestra. The
opening show on Thursday is dinner-theatre style
featuring a festive dinner, which requires reservations by Dec. 3 ($22). The weekend shows are free
with open seating. An offering will take place for
the Dove Harbor Women’s shelter • Dec. 6 at 6:30

p.m. • Dec. 7-9 main auditorium doors open at 6:30
p.m. • 6607 Providence Dr., Anderson • madisonparkchurch.org • (765) 642-2000 for Thursday dinner/performance reservations
Westfield in Lights • The annual
program at the Westfield Farmers
Market will include the city tree lighting at 7 p.m.,
Santa House with Mr. and Mrs. Claus, live nativity
scene, horse carriage rides, Girl Scouts Gingerbread
contest, carolers and local dancers, voting for best
merchant lights, a live reindeer and a Winter Market
• 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. • North Union Street in downtown Westfield • 965-3334 • dwna.org

friday

The Music Man • River City is just a small town
minding its own business until Harold Hill comes
to town. The swindling conman works his way into
the heart of the town by professing to be the leader
of a big band. When he promises to craft a band
out of the town’s youngsters, he sets about creating something out of nothing. • 7:30 p.m. • $7.50
• Palladium, 1 Center Green, Carmel • 843-3800 •
thecenterfortheperformingarts.org
My Three Angels at The Belfry Theatre • Set in
French Guiana during the turn of the 20th century,
this feel-good comedy focuses on the adventures
of three prisoners and an unlucky family during
Christmas • Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. • 2 p.m.
Sunday • 10690 Greenfield Ave., Noblesville • $15 •
Children 12 and under $12 • 773-1085
Christmas in the Village
SATURDAY - A Zionsville Tradition •
Santa arrives at 9:30 a.m. on Main Street led by the
Zionsville High School Marching Band. You can ride
the antique trolley and stop off at the library on
Saturday for fun-filled holiday crafts and storybook
readings, make a stop at Akard True Value in Boone
Village and join in on the fun with the Elf Scavenger
Hunt. Continue on to the SullivanMunce and pick
out a handcrafted bowl and fill it with steaming hot
chili and shop at its holiday artisan boutique and
then head back to Main Street to finish your holiday
shopping. Continues Sunday • zionsvillechristmas.
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Luminary Walk • Spend a relaxing evening taking a
walk through the winter wonderland at Central Park.
Enjoy carolers and hot chocolate as you take in the
ambiance of more than 1,000 luminaries lighting the
path through the wetlands, floating over the lagoon,
and spanning across the boardwalk • 6 to 9 p.m. •
Monon Community Center, 1235 Central Park Dr.
East, Carmel • 573-5243 • carmelclayparks.com

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Men in Black 3 • PG-13, 105 minutes
Commentary by Chris Lloyd
“Men in Black 3” has an obligatory feel to it,
like it was made to provide a few people a career
boost and satisfy quarterly profit margins for the
studio. Arriving a full decade after the second
(horrible) film in the franchise, “MIB3” is reasonably entertaining, contains some nice special
effects and a few interesting new characters.
Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee
Jones) are back as members of the secret government agency that protects humankind from
the knowledge that bug-eyed aliens are living
among them in disguise. But when a particularly nasty alien criminal named Boris the Animal
fiddles with the flow of time, J must travel back
to 1969 and team up with Agent K’s younger

self (Josh Brolin) to set things right.
The 1960s fashions and vibe are a hoot, and
I liked how director Barry Sonnenfeld and his
crew make sure the aliens from back then resemble products of era-appropriate pop culture.
But there’s very little heart and soul in the
MiB’s third outing, making it the perfect home
video rental. Pop it in, get a few yuks and thrills,
and never think of it again.
Please note, “Men in Black 3” arrives on
video Nov. 30. Movie: BRead more of Chris Lloyd’s review
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Santa Arrives - THIS SATURDAY
The Zionsville High School Marching Eagles step off the parade
at 9:30 a.m. leading Santa down Main Street. Santa is available at
Prudential Indiana Realty Office, 15 S. Main St.,
across from Eagle Creek Coffee Company from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on
Saturday and on Sunday, from noon to 3 p.m.
Ride the Trolley
Board the trolley in front of the Prudential Indiana Realty Office at
15 S. Main St., across from Eagle Creek Coffee Company. Stop
off at the Library; join the Elf Scavenger Hunt at Akard True Value
in Boone Village; pick out a handcrafted bowl and fill it with steaming
hot chili at the SullivanMunce, then head back to Main Street to
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Insanity not so crazy after all
Commentary by April Conard

When channel surfing, it is a given that you
will come across crazy fitness infomercials:
amazing total body transformations in 60 days.
Men lifting their shirts showing us their hardearned six pack and ladies proudly displaying
their before and after photos. If you are expecting me to tell you that this is impossible and not
to waste your money, you would be mistaken.
These highly explosive workouts actually
work. Before you go online and put that order
on your credit card, there are a few things to
clear up. The key to success is actually doing the
workouts everyday as instructed. Going through
the motions are not enough for this type of fitness; you have to give it your all every time you
queue up the DVD. Of course a healthy eating
plan goes hand in hand with any fitness regime
but plenty of “good” calories are a must with
this type of hardcore workout.
The only real flaw is that you cannot keep it
up. These programs pack plyometric drills on top
of nonstop intervals of strength, power, resistance
and core training. You are constantly challenged
as you alternate between aerobic and anaerobic

intervals performed at your max heart rate. All
are wonderful things to do to your body. But
every day, for an hour, for the rest of your life?
So you buy the DVD, work yourself into
the best shape of your life, and then what? You
certainly don’t want to undo all the remarkable
improvements you have made to your physic.
It’s obvious you need to continue to physically
challenge yourself, but how? Cross training is
your new buzz word. You need to mix it up in
many ways. One way to do that is actually take
a class similar to what you have been doing everyday for the last 60 days.
Fitness clubs are jumping on this “insane”
workout trend. Noblesville Athletic Club is actually offering an Insanity class once a week, lead
by a Beach Body representative. By weaving this
type of workout into other less “killer” workouts,
you can keep up your new body while enjoying
your new found energy and zest for life.
Noblesville resident April Conard is
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Question: I doubt this is of general interest,
but I believe I continue to hear the incorrect
use of the word myself. An example would be,
“My son and myself attended the basketball
game.” The correct sentence would be, “My son
and I attended the basketball game.” Could you
please clarify what the correct use of this personal pronoun is?
Answer: I’m happy to jump in on this one.
It’s a mistake I often hear myself. (Boy, am I
clever?)
Myself is a reflexive pronoun. Along with
other reflexive pronouns like himself, herself,
ourselves and yourself, myself is used to refer to
a previous word in the sentence. In the case of
myself, it’s the word I.
Reflexive pronouns are most commonly seen
in two cases: when the subject and object are the
same person or thing (including objects of prepositional phrases) and as intensive pronouns.
You saw an example of the latter in my opening
paragraph.
How about some examples for the good of
the order, then? Our reader’s question correctly
points out an incorrect usage of myself: “My son
and myself attended the basketball game.” It

is incorrect because the reflexive pronoun has
nothing to refer to. The correct word to use in
that sentence would be the subject pronoun I.
Fortunately, we are masters of grammar, so I
think we can salvage this. When I was in high
school, no basketball game was complete without a bag (or two) of oh-so-salty popcorn. So
let’s get ourselves a snack, and redeem that reflexive pronoun in the process: “I bought some
popcorn for my son and myself at the basketball
game.” Now, the subject of the sentence is I, and
the objects are the son and the speaker, bringing myself back in play. We could even just say,
“I bought some popcorn for myself ” – but, you
know, sharing is caring.
To wrap it all up, if you think myself might
be appropriate, take a look back at the rest of
the sentence. Have you already used the word
I? Are you talking about or trying to emphasize
something you’re doing? If so, myself could be
called for. If not, the word you’re probably looking for is me.
Jordan Fischer is an editor and
investigative reporter for Current
Publishing. To ask Jordan a grammar
question, write him at Jordan@
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Removing garden tub in master bath remodel
Commentary by Larry Greene
Original bathroom with a view:
This home was built in 1998 in Plum
Creek Village subdivision on the east
side of Carmel. The current owners are
the second owner of the home, which
backs up to Plum Creek Golf Course
with a beautiful view from the master
bedroom.
Why remodel: According to the
owner, “The number one reason was to
get rid of the garden tub, as we had no
need for it. We wanted to update the
bathroom, giving it a warmer feel. We
also wanted to enlarge the shower.”
Design phase: “The designers helped
us figure out what we could do with
the bathroom and how to get the look
we wanted. We did not have a design
in mind, but once we saw the arch
design, we knew that was for us. We
had thought about flipping the shower
area and the toilet area, but it was too
costly.”
Vanity details: Favorite part: “The
vanity is my favorite part. I like the
openness and flow of it, with one large
continuous unit. We are trying to not
clutter it up with all of our stuff now.
We are using the tower cabinets to store
items that were on the countertops
before. For my husband, the enlarged
luxury shower is the favorite.”
Closet details: “The closet was an
afterthought, but we felt that as long as
we were doing this beautiful bathroom,
we might as well complete it with the
closet. It is the same size, but we removed the door and put in an archway.
It makes it feel like part of the bathroom now. The closet organizer makes
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everything much neater. Everything has
a place now.”
Favorite features: The owner commented, “Before the remodel, we
had contractor-grade materials in the
bathroom. Now it is so much more
luxurious. We feel like we have created
a tastefully elegant place just for us.”
Larry Greene is the
owner of Case Design/
Remodeling Indy, a
full-service design/build
remodeling firm serving
Boone, Hamilton, and
Marion Counties. Contact
him at 846-2600 or lgreene@caseindy.com.
Visit caseindy.com for more info.

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